(par 8.7.1) Questions Remain Over Future of Namibian Oil Discovery
Questions remain over Namibian oil discovery https://www.dw.com/en/questions-remain-over-future-of-namibian-oil-discovery/a-57560080 By Cai Nebe | Jana Genth ReconAfrica has said it struck a massive oil field in northern Namibia. But locals said they were not properly consulted about the drilling, and environmentalists fear an oil boom could threaten the Okavango Delta. The rainy season transforms northeastern Namibia from brown […]
(par 8.7.1) Convention on Biological Diversity – Natural Capital
Convention on Biological Diversity -Natural Capital https://www.cbd.int/business/projects/natcap.shtml The recent business engagement decision coming from the Twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) included a request to the Executive Secretary “To compile information, and analyse best practices, standards and research on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, and the valuation of […]
(par 8.7 ) Kenya’s forests of the future
Kenya’s forests of the future https://www.iol.co.za/news/kenyas-forests-of-the-future-1737052 Written by Reuben KYAMA Kasigau, Kenya – When 61-year old Mercy Joshua was young, the vast forests of southeastern Kenya teemed with wildlife, but decades of unchecked deforestation by locals have devastated the land. She watched forests dwindle and rivers dry up across her homeland of Kasigau – a […]